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in pakistan relationship. i think this level of attention is justified because the importance of u.s.-pakistan relationship really cannot be overstated. the part of the institute's continued efforts to increase u.s. understanding of pakistan, this morning we will examine the topic of security sector governance and we will look at the roles of the defense and interior ministries in pakistan on the issue of civilian oversight, inc. in control of pakistan's military and police forces and its nuclear arsenal. the importance of pakistan to united states, usip has a number of programs that are ongoing in pakistan, there's a publication outside begin. if you want to read more about what the united states institute of peace is doing in that country you can pick up this publication. today's program is also timely because it comes only a few days after a successful visit to afghanistan. pakistan's prime minister and army chief of staff. the statements made by prime minister and president karzai to the conclusion of that
in pakistan relationship. i think this level of attention is justified because the importance of u.s.-pakistan relationship really cannot be overstated. the part of the institute's continued efforts to increase u.s. understanding of pakistan, this morning we will examine the topic of security sector governance and we will look at the roles of the defense and interior ministries in pakistan on the issue of civilian oversight, inc. in control of pakistan's military and police forces and its...
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look, i think all of us realize the nine -- the nine women pakistan -- denying women access to health care is a -- truth is that politicians who are threatening your health care, in seeking to defund is asians, are doing so for one simple reason -- they are afraid of you. they are afraid of you. that is right. the people here on capitol hill, right up there, are afraid of you. and why? they should be. they should be. because you are one of the biggest and most powerful obstacles standing in the way of their plans to take america back to the 19th century. they want to dismantle medicaid and medicare and social security, but you are standing in the way. they want to destroy it public and private-sector unions that fight for equal pay, family leave, and people working the dish, but you are standing in the way. they want to keep your children out of head start and make it harder for them to go to college by cutting pell grants, but you are standing in the late. of all, they want to transfer more power to millionaires and make it harder for you to achieve the american dream. but you are st
look, i think all of us realize the nine -- the nine women pakistan -- denying women access to health care is a -- truth is that politicians who are threatening your health care, in seeking to defund is asians, are doing so for one simple reason -- they are afraid of you. they are afraid of you. that is right. the people here on capitol hill, right up there, are afraid of you. and why? they should be. they should be. because you are one of the biggest and most powerful obstacles standing in the...
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we are actively training and working in pakistan. and i would like to say that there should be a no fly-zone. then in my conversations with the secretary and others, it is not necessarily the whole solution. i think our secretary of state going there this week, the beginning of next week, and working with the other members of the community is essential, speaking out and supporting the opposition is one thing. but sending our young men and women abroad is another. i think that they are being cautious but very directive in their thought process. host: let's move to the larger discussion over the continuing resolution. we hear there are republicans that going to announce another short-term continuing resolution with cuts. guest: i wish i had a vision that could assure me that we would not be making massive cuts that are really going to affect not just my community but all around. we have to be very careful when we appropriate at the time of the huge debt. let's remember that when president clinton left the white house, we had a surplus.
we are actively training and working in pakistan. and i would like to say that there should be a no fly-zone. then in my conversations with the secretary and others, it is not necessarily the whole solution. i think our secretary of state going there this week, the beginning of next week, and working with the other members of the community is essential, speaking out and supporting the opposition is one thing. but sending our young men and women abroad is another. i think that they are being...
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and pakistan have been pretty high and i think the big fear in pakistan is that the u.s., using its advanced special operations capability, would, if there were a crisis in pakistan, that threatened those weapons would conduct some operation to take them. so it sounds like the pakistanis, which are supposedly have their weapons under control, are seeking to enhance those controls. >> host: back to twitter here. gary says, no country should dictate to another what it can or can't do with its own territory. we have nukes. let everyone have them or no one. >> guest: well, you know, that's, there is whole argument to be made for who should have them and who shouldn't have them. it is a legacy of cold war we have them and a number of states have them and it's more of an alarming situation when you have a regime like that in iran which, as the caller mentioned earlier, has threatened to wipe israel off the face of the earth and has these kind of apocalyptic, theocratic rulers which certainly raises the bar in terms of concerns about who has them and who doesn't. >> host: a couple of people on twit
and pakistan have been pretty high and i think the big fear in pakistan is that the u.s., using its advanced special operations capability, would, if there were a crisis in pakistan, that threatened those weapons would conduct some operation to take them. so it sounds like the pakistanis, which are supposedly have their weapons under control, are seeking to enhance those controls. >> host: back to twitter here. gary says, no country should dictate to another what it can or can't do with...
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jobs are getting shipped over to india, pakistan. and you can list all kinds of jobs that have been shipped overseas. do you support the jones act, and would you create something to i guess essentially shore up more jobs stateside for folks? >> basically without, you know, rereading the jones act and knowing every detail, i have dealt with it to a degree because i have the ships coming in and out and to complain about all the time to even though it was well intended to protect american jobs, it really backfired, a lot of unintended consequences. to me it interferes with the marketplace so unless there's something very, very special in the necessary i basically have had the position that i would would repeal most of it is not all of it because i think we would be better off for that. but it was supposed to protect american jobs but what it does is it chases a lot of vessels away and they have, it's very complicated. i can exactly what happened, but if you're in one city come in new orleans you can't stop in galveston to kuwait and it
jobs are getting shipped over to india, pakistan. and you can list all kinds of jobs that have been shipped overseas. do you support the jones act, and would you create something to i guess essentially shore up more jobs stateside for folks? >> basically without, you know, rereading the jones act and knowing every detail, i have dealt with it to a degree because i have the ships coming in and out and to complain about all the time to even though it was well intended to protect american...
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pakistan is now the second largest recipient of u.s. foreign assistance, receiving 4.3 billion in fy 2010. we know that's now a little controversial, but i assume we're going to keep helping pakistan and i'm one who believes we have to with more strength. and you know the u.s. has more years fighting in afghanistan than any other war. if anybody says oh, we're not committed to the region, how about the 100,000 forces we still have on the ground, half a trillion dollars we spend, 10 billion a month. we can ill afford it. right now let's be frank. there's certain military people who say the biggest threat is our debt. we've got to look at all these things. we've trained 125,000 members of the afghan police and 159,000 members of the afghan army who have less than 50 al-qaeda and we have spent 26 billion equipping these soldiers and these police that we've trained. most tragically we've lost 1562 americans, 11,191 have been wounded and you've seen some of those wounds. unimaginable injuries. unimaginable injuries and we know a growing a nu
pakistan is now the second largest recipient of u.s. foreign assistance, receiving 4.3 billion in fy 2010. we know that's now a little controversial, but i assume we're going to keep helping pakistan and i'm one who believes we have to with more strength. and you know the u.s. has more years fighting in afghanistan than any other war. if anybody says oh, we're not committed to the region, how about the 100,000 forces we still have on the ground, half a trillion dollars we spend, 10 billion a...
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the massive strike led by lawyers and pakistan did not create a blip in the arab world. the riney in revolt in 2009, people said, look rather admiringly, but it did not change the landscape at all. it was a young man into the share who burned himself that actually created the wildfire that began to spread. so this was arab. and in the reverse i don't think -- i think while iranians have looked at the "arab spring," and there have been much commentary about the fact, they can't. why can't we. i was arguing that the "arab spring" effect is an error by fact. of the connectivity issue, though, the numbers are about right. although it and uae they are much higher, almost 80 percent, but that is because they're is a huge export pat and the country. and when the libyan revolt started, facebook and twitter users dropped precipitously. this was not a libyan phenomenon. in the arab countries to offer the most part, the 30% range mentioned is about right in the countries that we polled. in their urban areas where we polled it is about double that. it is about double that, and faceb
the massive strike led by lawyers and pakistan did not create a blip in the arab world. the riney in revolt in 2009, people said, look rather admiringly, but it did not change the landscape at all. it was a young man into the share who burned himself that actually created the wildfire that began to spread. so this was arab. and in the reverse i don't think -- i think while iranians have looked at the "arab spring," and there have been much commentary about the fact, they can't. why...
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what message do you have for pakistan or what kind of help now you need from pakistan or what can they do now after his death? >> i think you asked me what do we need from pakistan? you know, i need to continue to keep the lines of communication opened up with the 11th corp.. i have pakistanis on that, three border coordination centers with afghan officers, coalition officers, and pakistani officers in there 24/7 continuing to build cooperation and that trust, keeps the lines of communication open. we have to work together against this common enemy. that goes out and trying to kill innocent men, women, and children. i need their continued pressure on the places that are harboring these terrorist individuals for regional commands. a lot is in north way desire stan, and we have a lot of haqqani leadership hanging out this, so we'll continue to work that very, very hard. i feel good about the last two months with our relationship with pakistan at my level. we're going to continue to work that very, very hard, and i think that will make a difference in the long run. >> all right. last ques
what message do you have for pakistan or what kind of help now you need from pakistan or what can they do now after his death? >> i think you asked me what do we need from pakistan? you know, i need to continue to keep the lines of communication opened up with the 11th corp.. i have pakistanis on that, three border coordination centers with afghan officers, coalition officers, and pakistani officers in there 24/7 continuing to build cooperation and that trust, keeps the lines of...
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administration, with secretary gates, and nato in very essential and crucial issues against pakistan, libya, against piracy, the fight against national terrorism, and in the recent weeks, last five weeks as minister of finance i find myself in the battlefield of debt, deficit and economic growth. in his last five weeks, i've had the opportunity to really seal -- see the positives. the state of the eurozone sign july 21, and active participation of the private sector of this involvement, and addressing the problem of the greek population come is giving new momentum. [inaudible] inside and outside greece. i'm referring to greeks of diaspora, the greeks of american and the greek civil community which is the largest in the world. together, we will succeed in rebuilding our country, restoring its fiscal independence and achieving the competitive position in the international market. we can do this and we will do this. challenge for the primacy, the government and for me, the minister of finance. but by and large, it is a challenge for the greek people, a proud people with me skills. thank
administration, with secretary gates, and nato in very essential and crucial issues against pakistan, libya, against piracy, the fight against national terrorism, and in the recent weeks, last five weeks as minister of finance i find myself in the battlefield of debt, deficit and economic growth. in his last five weeks, i've had the opportunity to really seal -- see the positives. the state of the eurozone sign july 21, and active participation of the private sector of this involvement, and...
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of pakistan's history. i won't go into that. but suffice it to say that there is a major civil-military disconnect. which continues to persist in pakistan. if you look at how literature on this issue is presented, you'll always find this term civil versus military. very, very seldom do you find the two mentioned as partners. now, i think that's an exaggeration, but it does tell you the mindset of the writer or journalist when they're writing. that's how they see the pollty develop. the second thing i think we have to understand is the pakistan army's mindset if you want to see how things in the security sector function in pakistan. and the mindset, i would argue, resembles the turkish military in a lot of ways if any of you are more familiar with that. it's an army which sees its ultimate task as defense of its borders but, also, sees itself as the ultimate arbiter of national interests. again, there are a number of deep-rooted reasons for that; how pakistan developed, what the situation was, how the civili
of pakistan's history. i won't go into that. but suffice it to say that there is a major civil-military disconnect. which continues to persist in pakistan. if you look at how literature on this issue is presented, you'll always find this term civil versus military. very, very seldom do you find the two mentioned as partners. now, i think that's an exaggeration, but it does tell you the mindset of the writer or journalist when they're writing. that's how they see the pollty develop. the second...
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we have the nation of pakistan, a fragile nation, yet it has over 100 nuclear weapons. we have north korea with nuclear capacity, trying to sell the capacity to places around the world. the list goes on and on, the challenges. but i am optimistic. i feel like about america. we have people with empires in their purpose. we have innovators, pioneers, inventors, and freedom in this country. i recognize something else. we are patriotic. we love the country. [applause] we respect the principles america was founded upon. we actually thrilled to something jfk said. even republicans did. "ask not what the country will do for you, but what you will do for the country puzzle that is what we want. fdr, during the second world war, asked us to put our hand over our hard during the playing of the national anthem. he began that tradition, in honor of the blood shed by our sons and daughters in four of places. we are patriotic. i believe that if we have leaders who will draw on the patriotism of the american people, who will tell the truth and live with integrity, and who know how to
we have the nation of pakistan, a fragile nation, yet it has over 100 nuclear weapons. we have north korea with nuclear capacity, trying to sell the capacity to places around the world. the list goes on and on, the challenges. but i am optimistic. i feel like about america. we have people with empires in their purpose. we have innovators, pioneers, inventors, and freedom in this country. i recognize something else. we are patriotic. we love the country. [applause] we respect the principles...
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-pakistan relations. this is about 50 minutes. >> covering pakistani affairs, having served as a south asia bureau chief for the post, from 1999 to 2002. that's when i got to know her. she was also bureau chief in kabul from 2002 to 2004. she's continued to follow events in the region very closely as reflected in her new book, "playing with fire, pakistan at war with itself". which she paints a vivid portrait of the country and its many problems. bruce riedel on my far right, a senior fellow here at brookings and himself a leading authority on south asian affairs. career cia officer, bruce has served in many senior positions in the u.s. government including as a senior director of for near east and south asian affairs at the nsc during the clinton administration. he was an advisor to the obama presidential campaign on south asia and shared an inneragency review of u.s. policy toward afghanistan and pakistan during the early months of the obama administration. he is the author of his own recent book on pak
-pakistan relations. this is about 50 minutes. >> covering pakistani affairs, having served as a south asia bureau chief for the post, from 1999 to 2002. that's when i got to know her. she was also bureau chief in kabul from 2002 to 2004. she's continued to follow events in the region very closely as reflected in her new book, "playing with fire, pakistan at war with itself". which she paints a vivid portrait of the country and its many problems. bruce riedel on my far right, a...
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pakistan is suffering that same thing. so the smallest thing gets blown up to a bigger than proportion event political event in pakistan that causes them to make bad decision business full cooperation with the hundreds we're going to try to help them get through that, if we can. >> well, regrettably we've run out of time. the council has asked me to mention on friday the next event will be the ceo on the volkswagen group, jonathan browning. i want to thank the chairman for a fascinating hour. i think we all benefited very much. >> thank you so much. >> thank you. that was great. [applause] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> the health and intelligence committee chair mike rogers heading over to capitol hill the for a moment to join his colleagues on the hill as the house and senate starts businesses. today's business includes completion of an offshore permits and drilling bill. also today a measure to expand deep water oil and gas exploration. you can see the house live on our
pakistan is suffering that same thing. so the smallest thing gets blown up to a bigger than proportion event political event in pakistan that causes them to make bad decision business full cooperation with the hundreds we're going to try to help them get through that, if we can. >> well, regrettably we've run out of time. the council has asked me to mention on friday the next event will be the ceo on the volkswagen group, jonathan browning. i want to thank the chairman for a fascinating...
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a word or two on pakistan, pakistan and the fate of osama bin laden are intertwined in the ultimate outcome. bin laden's fate and the fate of the majority of al-qaeda's leadership over the past few years -- over the past few years should serve as a clear warning to those who would lead such movements in the future. like no one since perhaps hitler and stalin, bin laden unified much of the world against his type of threat. the result is now clear. the world is safer because of the astounding progress made by the cohesion of operational and intelligence assets of many of our governments, who see this menace as an attack. this is a major achievement which should not be ignored where human, technological and the need for rapid decision-making now permits us to be more confident that osama bin laden and others like him will fail. the fallout with pakistan over the discovery of bin laden's now operational headquarters near islamabad will have important and perhaps long-lasting consequences. pakistan has thus far resisted the offer of a long-term strategic relationship with the united states and o
a word or two on pakistan, pakistan and the fate of osama bin laden are intertwined in the ultimate outcome. bin laden's fate and the fate of the majority of al-qaeda's leadership over the past few years -- over the past few years should serve as a clear warning to those who would lead such movements in the future. like no one since perhaps hitler and stalin, bin laden unified much of the world against his type of threat. the result is now clear. the world is safer because of the astounding...
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how we're using the people of pakistan. thanks. >> my view is that there is a real cancer within pakistan from the standpoint of militant organizations. whether you're talking about al qaeda, talking about pakistani taliban, haqqani group, others, there is i think a general recognition in the united states as well as throughout the world that pakistan has a real challenge ahead to uproot and eradicate the forces of militancy within pakistan. and i think they pakistani government and the pakistani people have to be very honest with the challenges that they faced domestically, that it is an area that has served as a training ground, as a launching pad to carry out attacks. but not just against other countries, against the united states. against pakistanis. men, women and children on a daily basis in pakistan are being horrifically murdered by these attacks. suicide attacks, anything but suicide. they are homicide attacks. they kill by the scores. i really do hope the pakistani government and all the institutions are going to
how we're using the people of pakistan. thanks. >> my view is that there is a real cancer within pakistan from the standpoint of militant organizations. whether you're talking about al qaeda, talking about pakistani taliban, haqqani group, others, there is i think a general recognition in the united states as well as throughout the world that pakistan has a real challenge ahead to uproot and eradicate the forces of militancy within pakistan. and i think they pakistani government and the...
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davis was perceived by the government of pakistan as an employee of the embassy, and he was granted diplomatic immunity under the vienna conventions, and what we are saying very clearly is that he needs to be released in accordance with those treaties, which apply to the personnel of countries, not just to the united states, pakistan's employees of the united states around the globe, and every other country that participate in those important treaties. and it's a fundamental principle that can't be compromised. [inaudible] >> him what he said, what we're talking about here is the fact that he was perceived by the pakistani government as an employee of the embassy, of the united states embassy and have the protection of the vienna, and it needs to pertain companies to alter and he needs to be released according to the. [inaudible] >> is there any guidance from white house officials about when it is appropriate to meet off campus with a lobbyist and when a lobbyist meeting should be on campus? >> this administration has taken extraordinary actions to be transparent. i think this question stems f
davis was perceived by the government of pakistan as an employee of the embassy, and he was granted diplomatic immunity under the vienna conventions, and what we are saying very clearly is that he needs to be released in accordance with those treaties, which apply to the personnel of countries, not just to the united states, pakistan's employees of the united states around the globe, and every other country that participate in those important treaties. and it's a fundamental principle that...
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and pakistan? >> welcome again, those are allegations and we've asked the pakistani government to address those allegations in the past. there's a criminal -- brother there is a trial ongoing now that's aiming to answer some of those questions, but i don't want to get into it beyond that . >> i know there are allegations . the fbi has filed charges in the chicago court in which they have mentioned major iqbal who is a iqbal officer. >> i just meant -- there is a legal process under way and anything i say on here can obviously -- semidey know anything about -- >> is anyone from this building sitting in on the hearing? >> that is a good question. i will ask that. >> christoff how's his hands raised so i will go back to you . >> i want to know how we'd win this department learned -- did learn about his arrest and the state department has been involved in any way in the procedure? >> obviously, again i feel like i say this a fair amount appeared that this is an ongoing legal matter and i need to be som
and pakistan? >> welcome again, those are allegations and we've asked the pakistani government to address those allegations in the past. there's a criminal -- brother there is a trial ongoing now that's aiming to answer some of those questions, but i don't want to get into it beyond that . >> i know there are allegations . the fbi has filed charges in the chicago court in which they have mentioned major iqbal who is a iqbal officer. >> i just meant -- there is a legal process...
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died in afghanistan because of pakistan's i.s.i. sitting in our commanders' briefs for two weeks and talking to our headquarter's leaders and spending a few days in the field, it became clear to me that if we were working in afghanistan alone, we would have had a much better chance to turn that country around more quickly, restoring it to its status as an agricultural economy with a loose government and a high degree of autonomy given to each tribe or region, but we are not alone. while our military reduced al qaeda and afghanistan to a shadow of its former shadow, a new force is emerging. on the tenth anniversary of 9/11, al qaeda, i must report, is still armed and dangerous, but it is far less numerous or capable than it once was, but al qaeda is not the most potent force that is arrayed against us. the new face of terror is called the hakani network. built around its founder and his son, it has become the most dangerous, lethal and cancerous force in afghanistan. and one other thing. as much as pakistani officials claim otherwise
died in afghanistan because of pakistan's i.s.i. sitting in our commanders' briefs for two weeks and talking to our headquarter's leaders and spending a few days in the field, it became clear to me that if we were working in afghanistan alone, we would have had a much better chance to turn that country around more quickly, restoring it to its status as an agricultural economy with a loose government and a high degree of autonomy given to each tribe or region, but we are not alone. while our...
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last year there was the pakistan cricket scandal. i'm not sure any paper other than the "news of the world" would have been able to expose that. and anyone who's spent time in the america knows that something has happened, it's become respectable. they're now hugger mugger with the people in power. you're actually more likely to read the truth about the rich and powerful in the "national enquirer" than you are in "the new york times", and i feel something like that might happen -- >> the strange thing about "the sun," you know look back and there was a golden age of "the sun," and actually it was under a chap called calvin mckenzie. because mckenzie -- love him or loathe him and most of us loathe him -- [laughter] mckenzie captured the thatcher years and mirrored exactly what margaret thatcher was inflicting on the british public, in my view inflicting on the british public. but it just had an incredible sense of self-awareness, of surety. we back our troops, we do this we go here, you know? nothing was too much trouble. they had a -
last year there was the pakistan cricket scandal. i'm not sure any paper other than the "news of the world" would have been able to expose that. and anyone who's spent time in the america knows that something has happened, it's become respectable. they're now hugger mugger with the people in power. you're actually more likely to read the truth about the rich and powerful in the "national enquirer" than you are in "the new york times", and i feel something like that...
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just for a little bit about afghanistan and pakistan. and i think you cannot discuss them separately. we have a huge dilemma with growing pressure now. osama bin laden is dead. we have terrible budget pressures on defense and so on. it's time to cut our losses. well, it maybe. but we should also worry about cutting our gains. it has been a difficult struggle in afghanistan. we have changed strategies at least once. we now are in a telling year where the surge in troops is beginning to show. we are beginning to reach out to afghanistan's neighbors, the chinese, the russians, you are -- ukrainians. we don't need an afghanistan. this is a highly centralized efficient state. we simply need an afghanistan that is not a breeding ground for attacks on outside civilization. it is a very difficult issue for the president who i think very skillfully maneuvered his first declaration, we're going to start drawing down in july of this year to pushing it gradually off to 2014. so i'm mildly optimistic there. the other things that i would have talked a
just for a little bit about afghanistan and pakistan. and i think you cannot discuss them separately. we have a huge dilemma with growing pressure now. osama bin laden is dead. we have terrible budget pressures on defense and so on. it's time to cut our losses. well, it maybe. but we should also worry about cutting our gains. it has been a difficult struggle in afghanistan. we have changed strategies at least once. we now are in a telling year where the surge in troops is beginning to show. we...
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and what would that do to that pakistan is if your utility rates were two or three times higher than surrounding communities, which you could envision happening with this? we will continue to work on this and hopefully make some progress on it. i want to ask about housing. i know that we've got 1500 people that are still on the list for housing in joplin or and i know that you all have done so much in missouri after the disasters. can you update the committee on the efforts for the 1500s that are still on the waiting list for housing? and what are the hangups two months is a longtime and what do we need to do to make sure we cleared that waiting list? >> one of the things we're doing is working as a state led housing task force. one thing we don't want to do is come in and safety the, tell job of this the housing need. we are working to see what their needs are and then what we can provide. we don't want to come in and say you need x, y and z. we want to make sure we are meeting their needs. that's probably one of the first thinker but a first things we do isn't look for rental assis
and what would that do to that pakistan is if your utility rates were two or three times higher than surrounding communities, which you could envision happening with this? we will continue to work on this and hopefully make some progress on it. i want to ask about housing. i know that we've got 1500 people that are still on the list for housing in joplin or and i know that you all have done so much in missouri after the disasters. can you update the committee on the efforts for the 1500s that...
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but do you share the same optimism about pakistan's? there's been some various areas disruption obviously with these american citizens who are now being held in prison, the whole role of private contractors, but continued allegations of relationships between the isi and the taliban? i'm deeply concerned about the situation impacted and, which obviously is vital to the sustained and long-term success in the end. >> let me just a word or two can then turn it to the chairman because he spent a lot more time in pakistan in the last two years than i have. i worry a lot about pakistan. it has huge economic problems. those problems were significantly aggregated by the terrible flooding last year. they have a serious internal terrorism threat that is seeking to destabilize pakistan at itself. i worry that they might provoke a conflict with pakistan and afghanistan. that said -- >> there is still sanctuary. >> outfit them and there are the sanctuaries, but i will say the pakistanis have 140,000 troops on the order. we are not -- these things imp
but do you share the same optimism about pakistan's? there's been some various areas disruption obviously with these american citizens who are now being held in prison, the whole role of private contractors, but continued allegations of relationships between the isi and the taliban? i'm deeply concerned about the situation impacted and, which obviously is vital to the sustained and long-term success in the end. >> let me just a word or two can then turn it to the chairman because he spent...
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this is a question between afghanistan and pakistan. as you know better than anyone in the room, fraught with difficulties. in the end, one could only hope that it does not become a central roadblock. and secondly, that over a period of time, the two countries will find ways either bilaterally or using judicial process to see if they can find an answer to that question. thank you, jake, very much for your points. i would only emphasize that we have from the very early days of this report, discussed it with key officials of the obama administration. they will have to speak for themselves. but on the record last night, they indicated that they welcomed the consultations, that they welcomed the report, that they thought it would be useful. my own feeling is that the central purpose behind this report with all of the players with whom we spoke is that we wanted to give them an inspiration and a way to gear up courage to move ahead. but to do so on the basis of facts and analysis as we understood it, not on the basis of hype and hock. and i
this is a question between afghanistan and pakistan. as you know better than anyone in the room, fraught with difficulties. in the end, one could only hope that it does not become a central roadblock. and secondly, that over a period of time, the two countries will find ways either bilaterally or using judicial process to see if they can find an answer to that question. thank you, jake, very much for your points. i would only emphasize that we have from the very early days of this report,...
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he advocated for intolerance and religious freedom for all religious minorities in pakistan. for this courageous witness he was brutally murdered. we appreciate the of sympathy and condemnation that have come from our religious partners, our dialog partners in the muslim community. especially the islamic society of north america, the islamic circle of north america. they have stood with us as trusted allies in speaking out against violence and in defense of religious freedom. solidarity among people of every religion in the face of its attacks of people of any one religion is respect for religious freedom and action. in concluding, as a religious community our catholic faith commits us to defend and promote the rights of religious freedom for all as a moral priority and a human responsibility. this common commitment to religious freedom is at the heart of american life. it is also an example of a world where too many doubt people of religious -- of different religions can live together in peace and mutual respect. as other countries wrestle with how to treat religious minorit
he advocated for intolerance and religious freedom for all religious minorities in pakistan. for this courageous witness he was brutally murdered. we appreciate the of sympathy and condemnation that have come from our religious partners, our dialog partners in the muslim community. especially the islamic society of north america, the islamic circle of north america. they have stood with us as trusted allies in speaking out against violence and in defense of religious freedom. solidarity among...
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but you don't critique the pakistan army. if you want to stay alive. >> take me to the process of due diligence. how did you verify? did you literally do a facial recognition on the settlements because i'm an editor as well so i was not a reporter. what they went out to do is they try their best to try and activate, identify -- the first piece was trying to figure out whether the video came from to get all sorts of hackers to try to find ip addresses and things to locate the sources added the. when we were unable to do that, we sort of play the name game of who posted it, who retreated it. we came pretty close. it helped a set of location. and from there, and several news organizations were working on the story at the same time. so it became almost and collective intelligence. we still don't know. we were able to look at things like what weapons were the people caring and who have access to those weapons come and appointed directly to the pakistan army. journalist ended up analyzing things like what language the people were s
but you don't critique the pakistan army. if you want to stay alive. >> take me to the process of due diligence. how did you verify? did you literally do a facial recognition on the settlements because i'm an editor as well so i was not a reporter. what they went out to do is they try their best to try and activate, identify -- the first piece was trying to figure out whether the video came from to get all sorts of hackers to try to find ip addresses and things to locate the sources added...
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we put greater pressure on afghanistan and pakistan. al-qaeda leadership in afghanistan and pakistan, and we have increased our cooperation with counterterrorism exercises in, with the government of yemen. john? >> does the president have confidence in margaret -- [inaudible] >> great, great confidence. >> can you tell us who, if she, is she the lead envoy now, or is there a thought of sending somebody like ambassador witter in back? >> no, i think ambassador wisner was sent to have one conversation that he had. ambassador scoab by was well aware of that, and the ambassador takes part in the daily deputies' committee meetings in the situation room run by the nsc in order to assess the situation on the ground in egypt. >> and is the president aware that the iranian opposition, mow has requested a sympathy protest on february 14th, and does he have a message for the iranian leaders on that? >> yeah. i think the iranian leaders mentioned something around watching what was happening in egypt, and i think i challenge the islamic republic of iran to, to show its responsiveness to its citize
we put greater pressure on afghanistan and pakistan. al-qaeda leadership in afghanistan and pakistan, and we have increased our cooperation with counterterrorism exercises in, with the government of yemen. john? >> does the president have confidence in margaret -- [inaudible] >> great, great confidence. >> can you tell us who, if she, is she the lead envoy now, or is there a thought of sending somebody like ambassador witter in back? >> no, i think ambassador wisner was...
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targets in pakistan than they were to attack either u.s. targets in pakistan or to attack the u.s. homeland. myth number five: terrorism is unrelated to traditional political grievances. because of the seeming irrationality of the al qaeda inspired 9/11 attack, it's easy to lose sight of the fact that a large number of terrorists attacks involve fairly rational political disputes over territory. when we use the gtd data to identify the most active terrorists organizations in the world, we find a lot proportion of them involve groups having to do with political control over territory. although there are major dumps in the orientation, this explains in large part virtually all of the top 20 most active terrorists groups, shining path, farc, hamas, ltte. myth number six: most terrorists attacks are lethal. because of contract -- 9/11, it's easy to suppose that most are lethal. we find that more than 50% of attacks since 1970 involve no fatalities. many are directed at property, many other cases, they provide warnings to civilians before they strike. this has been the common practice f
targets in pakistan than they were to attack either u.s. targets in pakistan or to attack the u.s. homeland. myth number five: terrorism is unrelated to traditional political grievances. because of the seeming irrationality of the al qaeda inspired 9/11 attack, it's easy to lose sight of the fact that a large number of terrorists attacks involve fairly rational political disputes over territory. when we use the gtd data to identify the most active terrorists organizations in the world, we find...
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the rights pakistan and the u.s. have been your before followed by saber rattling of commissions and move behind the scene to patch things up next on open phones, new york city, a democrat, you're on the air tractor i just want to make a comment to all those other people that continue to vote against himself. >> host: we will move on. photograph from last night lighting ceremony of the national christmas tree. and the "washington post" the "washington post" medical page this morning, the president and cash on this, president obama touches his daughter's nose as the family sings rudolph the red nose reindeer on thursday at the annual lighting of the national christmas tree. next up is dawn, an independent. good morning. you on the air. >> caller: i'm also calling about insider trading, and everything else illegal our good friends in congress are doing. there's no laws that's been on the books for i don't know how many years, stating that congress and senators cannot pass a law or exempt themselves from laws. that woul
the rights pakistan and the u.s. have been your before followed by saber rattling of commissions and move behind the scene to patch things up next on open phones, new york city, a democrat, you're on the air tractor i just want to make a comment to all those other people that continue to vote against himself. >> host: we will move on. photograph from last night lighting ceremony of the national christmas tree. and the "washington post" the "washington post" medical...
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i am basically speaking on the india pakistan issue, the political causes. i find in my own country the military budget increasing, and that is true even for other nations. why have these nations states not been interested in their measures. i think that i don't find it increasing. only the non state actors which keep talking about peace. but when hatred is constructed either through educational or socialization systems i think people are required to, you know -- but i mean, take this. we can talk about peace. my question is, can we ever achieve sustainable peace? the topic of the panel discussion is with challenges to sustainable peace. >> i guess i will take a shot at that. we had a conference about a week ago looking back at the irish good friday peace accord, now ten years old. that was a situation where for 30 years nobody thought that these two factions were ever going to be able to sit down at the piece table and have a sustainable peace. what helped in that case was the exhausted themselves over time. mediation from the outside, mostly from the u.s.
i am basically speaking on the india pakistan issue, the political causes. i find in my own country the military budget increasing, and that is true even for other nations. why have these nations states not been interested in their measures. i think that i don't find it increasing. only the non state actors which keep talking about peace. but when hatred is constructed either through educational or socialization systems i think people are required to, you know -- but i mean, take this. we can...
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let's start with pakistan. what did you learn there? >> well, as everyone knows the good news in pakistan is the military is a pretty solid institution. we're pleased with the fact that they have taken it to the terrorists up in the tribal areas with several successful efforts. wroer not pleased with the fact that the afghan taliban is headquartered in pakistan and we would hope sometime in the future to have more cooperation from the pakistanis on that issue. in afghanistan we have made substantial progress. the taliban had a very bad year. >> on pakistan -- >> i'm sorry. >> you wind up more hopeful or less hopeful about the cooperation we're going to get? >> more, more hopeful. >> what did they do to show that? >> the action in the valley and the efforts up in the tribal areas i just mentioned i think were pretty successful. over in afghanistan the taliban has had a very bad year. in 10. they will have a worse year in 11. we're making substantial headway. i was there january a year ago as well. substantial headway in allowing the coun
let's start with pakistan. what did you learn there? >> well, as everyone knows the good news in pakistan is the military is a pretty solid institution. we're pleased with the fact that they have taken it to the terrorists up in the tribal areas with several successful efforts. wroer not pleased with the fact that the afghan taliban is headquartered in pakistan and we would hope sometime in the future to have more cooperation from the pakistanis on that issue. in afghanistan we have made...
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then you have more districtly aid related to war, the reconstruction of afghanistan and pakistan. the total foreign aid budget is about 1% of the total budget of the united states. >> host: right, but how much in billions of dollars? >> guest: roughly $50 billion, and when you count military side, it's close to $55 billion, but a lot of folks when asked, well, we spent too much money on foreign aid. how much did we spend in people said 25% of the budget, 15% of the budget, 10% of the budget. truth is, it's 1% of the budget covering all this assistance, food assistance, development assistance, humanitarian assistance. it's actually a very, very small part of the total budget of the united states. >> host: when people hear $50 billion, that sounds like a lot of money, it is a lot of money, and so in these economic times when folks don't have jobs and they are struggling here, why should we be spending even that amount on foreign aid? >> guest: well, first of all, consider this whole package. we spend probably 20 times that amount in the defense picture to defend america's national s
then you have more districtly aid related to war, the reconstruction of afghanistan and pakistan. the total foreign aid budget is about 1% of the total budget of the united states. >> host: right, but how much in billions of dollars? >> guest: roughly $50 billion, and when you count military side, it's close to $55 billion, but a lot of folks when asked, well, we spent too much money on foreign aid. how much did we spend in people said 25% of the budget, 15% of the budget, 10% of...
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>> the strategy for afghanistan does include a strategy for pakistan, and we look at pakistan and realize they were sustaining for the last decade, at least six or seven years, he was in one of the major military cities. you have to assume large elements of pakistan are active, and i think you got to back up and say this is part of why i'm for an american energy strategy. you have to be able to take risks in the region that the world's oil supply doesn't currently allow you to take because the disallocation would be so extraordinary. look at the iranians, the saw -- saudis. we tolerate it because we're afraid to make them mad at us because of energy. >> how do you go after that? first build up -- >> [inaudible] i would say we're going to keep them not gist to be independent, but have a surplus of energy to sell into the world market so you're not frightened so there's two problems. you got, you know, the iranians on one side, the saudis on the other. >> don't like each other? >> that makes it to our advantage, but the threat of the saudis is the spike in price and crippling the world econ
>> the strategy for afghanistan does include a strategy for pakistan, and we look at pakistan and realize they were sustaining for the last decade, at least six or seven years, he was in one of the major military cities. you have to assume large elements of pakistan are active, and i think you got to back up and say this is part of why i'm for an american energy strategy. you have to be able to take risks in the region that the world's oil supply doesn't currently allow you to take...
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. >> caller: i just wonder what about all of this money that we're sending to pakistan? and afghanistan? why send all of that money over there? get our troops out of all of these other countries that we need them in. germany and philippines and all of the other places anymore. >> host: here's leslie -- excuse me, tammy in leslie, kentucky. >> caller: yes, they need to bring our troops home and stop spending the millions of billions. they need to help out the people on social security. it's hard to make it especially when you have a family. >> host: florida, linda on the independent line. where do things stand with the debt and deficit negotiations? >> caller: i think personally it's all bull crap. you've got people that is -- has been on the social security because they are either disabled or whatever. bring our troops home. we don't need to support pakistan. look what they did to us, we don't need to support iran. bring us home. get us out of that situation. we have people out here that fought for the country. now they are going to suffer because he wants to cut back th
. >> caller: i just wonder what about all of this money that we're sending to pakistan? and afghanistan? why send all of that money over there? get our troops out of all of these other countries that we need them in. germany and philippines and all of the other places anymore. >> host: here's leslie -- excuse me, tammy in leslie, kentucky. >> caller: yes, they need to bring our troops home and stop spending the millions of billions. they need to help out the people on social...
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afghanistan, that we had to be more aggressive dealing with al qaeda on the border between afghanistan and pakistan and he has done that. he did it promising we would surge up and begin a process of reducing forces in the summer. i am confident he will do that. as for libya, everybody wants to generalize what is the principaleach of these situatioe different and challenging. in libya, we were faced with a situation of an impending potential genocide in a country that was between egypt and tunisia. fragile democratic movements were taking hold. we had the arab elite in our -- allies united in the call for action. we acted in a limited way to prevent what could have been a genocide. it was not an easy call. the president did a great job of explaining his reasoning in that speech. i do not know that he views these things as a trap so much as the nature of a complex and challenging world in which you have to evaluate every situation and we act in a thoughtful, intelligent way. that is what he has tried to do. >> let's go distinctly local. rod blagojevich. why did you help him become a congressman, but
afghanistan, that we had to be more aggressive dealing with al qaeda on the border between afghanistan and pakistan and he has done that. he did it promising we would surge up and begin a process of reducing forces in the summer. i am confident he will do that. as for libya, everybody wants to generalize what is the principaleach of these situatioe different and challenging. in libya, we were faced with a situation of an impending potential genocide in a country that was between egypt and...
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terrorists, for going after bin laden, for using predator drones on the battlefield all over afghanistan and pakistan. what i fought them with is that we have no way of capturing someone and acquiring good intelligence because you have locked the system down. and this detainee legislation that we have before the senate will allow a way to go forward. what happens if you capture someone tomorrow, where do we put them, what jail do we have as a nation to put a captured terrorist in? we don't have a jail because they won't use guantanamo bay. they captured a terrorist and put him on a ship for 60 days. the navy is not in the detention business. we don't build ships to make them jails. we build ships to fight wars. so this aversion to using guantanamo bay is going to bite us as a nation. so this legislation allows us to move forward. if you capture someone, you can gather good intelligence. there is a presumption that they are going to be held as an enemy combatant, but there is a waiver provision there. what i don't want to do is start reading rights to everybody we capture in the united states as part
terrorists, for going after bin laden, for using predator drones on the battlefield all over afghanistan and pakistan. what i fought them with is that we have no way of capturing someone and acquiring good intelligence because you have locked the system down. and this detainee legislation that we have before the senate will allow a way to go forward. what happens if you capture someone tomorrow, where do we put them, what jail do we have as a nation to put a captured terrorist in? we don't have...
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terrorists, going after bin laden, using predator drones on the battlefield all over afghanistan and pakistan. what i thought them with is we have no way of capturing someone and acquiring good intelligence because you blocked the system down, and this detainee legislation that we have before the senate will allow a way to go forward. what happens if you capture someone tomorrow? where do we put them? what jail do we have as a nation to put a captured nation terrorist in? we don't have one. they capture them and put them on a ship for 60 days. we don't build ships to make them jails. we build ships to fight wars. this add version is going to bite us as a nation. in legislation allows us to move forward. if you capture someone, you can gather good intelligence. there's a presumption they're held as an enemy combat, but there's waives of provision there. i dent want to read rights to everybody we capture in the dwriets as part of a plot. we're not fighting a crime. we're fighting a war. under the rules of war, you can hold an enemy, interrogate them as long as necessary to find out what the ene
terrorists, going after bin laden, using predator drones on the battlefield all over afghanistan and pakistan. what i thought them with is we have no way of capturing someone and acquiring good intelligence because you blocked the system down, and this detainee legislation that we have before the senate will allow a way to go forward. what happens if you capture someone tomorrow? where do we put them? what jail do we have as a nation to put a captured nation terrorist in? we don't have one....
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>> one of the biggest changes will be a change to pakistan is secret whole to which senators informally let leaders know they're going to block legislation or nominations from coming to vote on the floor. right now that can be done anonymously. and people like senator ron wyden of oregon who is a democrat and republican chuck grassley of iowa want those votes to be announced publicly so that people know the nomination and can work with them to overcome them. so the change would attempt to force people to say publicly even on the floor of the senate or in the congressional record that they object to legislation coming forward. >> why are these changes being sought by democrats? how might that affect the senate, the way the senate conducts business? >> over the last couple of years, new democrats in the senate have been really frustrated by the pace of action. it take so long for legislation to move, particularly compared to the house of representatives. so there's been this movement among the newer democrats to try and find ways to speed up action in the chamber. the republicans argue th
>> one of the biggest changes will be a change to pakistan is secret whole to which senators informally let leaders know they're going to block legislation or nominations from coming to vote on the floor. right now that can be done anonymously. and people like senator ron wyden of oregon who is a democrat and republican chuck grassley of iowa want those votes to be announced publicly so that people know the nomination and can work with them to overcome them. so the change would attempt to...
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they will discuss threats from iraq, pakistan and afghanistan. that starts 3:30 eastern. live coverage of the senate when members return here on c-span2. coming up in about an hour on c-span3 the joint deficit reduction committee will hold a public hearing with the cochairs of two previous deficit commissions erskine bowles and alan simpson of president obama's deficit commission. along with alice rivlin and pete domenici who led an effort for the bipartisan policy center here in washington. the committee is tasked with finding at least $1.2 trillion in deficit savings by november 23rd. live coverage of that meeting in just under and hour on c-span3. >> would you continue your statement please. you will receive the answer in due course. don't worry. >> i'm prepared to wait for my answer until hell freezes over if that is your decision. pppppppppppppppppppppp@ >> when i got into the public started selling my books every person i worked with you had rejection letter from which is kind of cool. we go to meeting. we love your stuff. what about this? >> the white house counsel
they will discuss threats from iraq, pakistan and afghanistan. that starts 3:30 eastern. live coverage of the senate when members return here on c-span2. coming up in about an hour on c-span3 the joint deficit reduction committee will hold a public hearing with the cochairs of two previous deficit commissions erskine bowles and alan simpson of president obama's deficit commission. along with alice rivlin and pete domenici who led an effort for the bipartisan policy center here in washington....
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so one of our probably greatest story i was involved in last year was the pakistan cricket. i can't say too much about it. but in general terms the pakistani cricket corruption story that ran last summer revealing that -- actually revealing in the course of the lord's test in pakistan that pakistani players were, through an agent, were prepared to do things on the field knowing that people were placing money on it. now, that information was gathered in by someone pretending to be someone he was not and you like we wouldn't call it bugging. we called it undercover journalism. >> can i just ask a final question again this is so people understand kind of the practices you would perhaps think are routine. would people be allowed to under your employment be able to freelance on that basis or would they would have to have that authorized by the management? >> well, people -- i mean, freelance reporters do come to us with a journalistic package saying this is what i've been working on for the last three weeks and it's a story i've got going on undercover somewhere. now, that would
so one of our probably greatest story i was involved in last year was the pakistan cricket. i can't say too much about it. but in general terms the pakistani cricket corruption story that ran last summer revealing that -- actually revealing in the course of the lord's test in pakistan that pakistani players were, through an agent, were prepared to do things on the field knowing that people were placing money on it. now, that information was gathered in by someone pretending to be someone he was...
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foreseeable future, we will have security challenges in the united states central command related to pakistan. this is another area where we expect a significant presence. but if there is one thing we're not very good at is predicting the future. as sure as we talk about the priority of the pacific and then the challenges that exist in the united states central command, someplace else will cause us to respond and we do not know where that will be. so when combatant commanders asked for deployed forces to be out there on a routine basis, each of them ask for that. they ask for that as a mitigation to the risk of the unknown. that is what i believe we provide. again, from a party perspective, certainly, we will see the proponents of our effort and commitment to be in the pacific command and the central command. but priority cannot be exclusivity. we still have to soot -- still have to satisfy the demands of the of the combatants. but it is a hedge against the risk of the unknown. >> i am curious as to what an expeditionary force would be comprised of. i am talking about ships, helicopters and v
foreseeable future, we will have security challenges in the united states central command related to pakistan. this is another area where we expect a significant presence. but if there is one thing we're not very good at is predicting the future. as sure as we talk about the priority of the pacific and then the challenges that exist in the united states central command, someplace else will cause us to respond and we do not know where that will be. so when combatant commanders asked for deployed...
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. >> and the taliban being from the area that border pakistan and afghanistan being predominantly pastuns but there's a general perception that these people are sympathizers for that and so i think a focus of them communicating may also be able to have a very positive impact. >> okay. i take your point. >> all right. thank you. jeff from stars and stripes. you had mentioned night letters. i'm wondering what your office is doing to combat those letters? >> to be honest that's a good question and a good question for the military. because you're talking of a military matter there. >> but i guess the question is, why not combat -- why wouldn't that be your job because if you want to hit people where they live, you know, using a journalism term, it's one thing to do a tv show. it's another thing to say i'll kill you. that tends to have greater impact. so why not make that part of your purview? >> well, it is in a sense that -- some of the kinds of programming we're working with afghans on are designed to it illuminate basically how that intimidation factor is being used. you shine light in a d
. >> and the taliban being from the area that border pakistan and afghanistan being predominantly pastuns but there's a general perception that these people are sympathizers for that and so i think a focus of them communicating may also be able to have a very positive impact. >> okay. i take your point. >> all right. thank you. jeff from stars and stripes. you had mentioned night letters. i'm wondering what your office is doing to combat those letters? >> to be honest...
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functions worldwide, with devastateing consequences for ongoing operations in iraq, afghanistan and pakistan. the $30 billion cut to the department of defense would likely delay or terminate procurement programs supported by the congress as the department uses its authority to target cuts away from readiness and personnel programs toward investment programs. the energy department's nuclear weapons program would be cut by by $2.5 billion. this would put the safety, security and reliability of our nuclear weapons at risk. madam president, the only thing that many agencies would be able to do if they are faced with cuts of this magnitude would be to plan to shut down their operations, and i can't think of a single member of this chamber responsibly voting for this amendment. i yield the floor and suggest the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call:
functions worldwide, with devastateing consequences for ongoing operations in iraq, afghanistan and pakistan. the $30 billion cut to the department of defense would likely delay or terminate procurement programs supported by the congress as the department uses its authority to target cuts away from readiness and personnel programs toward investment programs. the energy department's nuclear weapons program would be cut by by $2.5 billion. this would put the safety, security and reliability of...
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>> are you talking about pakistan? i'm not commenting on the reports, but we are engaged with pakistanis. >> back on that, when you look at the scope of actions by pakistan before the osama bin laden operation and since, how would you gauge the reliability of pakistan as a -- as you put it a partner? >> i think it's a complicated relationship. it is not perfect. and that requires a lot of attention. we give it that attention because it's important to do that. it's important to our national security interests to do that. i'm not going to give percentage assessments or 1-10 assessments of the level of cooperation. i would note that in the wake of that operation which obviously was a major development and, you know, there was a reaction to it we have worked hard to continue the cooperation that's important and we have received some cooperation from pakistan continuing since the bin laden mission. you know, beyond that, i'm not going to characterize the relative level of cooperation, but it does continue and we are working
>> are you talking about pakistan? i'm not commenting on the reports, but we are engaged with pakistanis. >> back on that, when you look at the scope of actions by pakistan before the osama bin laden operation and since, how would you gauge the reliability of pakistan as a -- as you put it a partner? >> i think it's a complicated relationship. it is not perfect. and that requires a lot of attention. we give it that attention because it's important to do that. it's important to...